A big fire broke out at Hyundai Steel's factory in Incheon, and the fire department issued an alarm and started extinguishing it.



According to the Incheon Fire Department and Hyundai Steel, a fire broke out in the energy storage system (ESS) of the Hyundai Steel plant in Songhyeon-dong, Dong-gu, Incheon at around 6:33 am today (the 6th).



There have been no casualties as of 9 am today from this fire, but black smoke soared with flames and 119 calls were followed.



A 32-year-old woman who lives near this factory said, "I heard a loud siren from a fire engine, and when I looked out the balcony window, there was smoke." .



The video filmed by the fire department during the firefighting process showed that the steel structures of the charred building were bent like a peephole.



The fire energy storage system is a 103MW (megawatt) system that uses a battery charged with electricity at night and uses it during the day.



The owner is IBK, and Hyosung Heavy Industries & Construction is in charge of operation and management.



The building with the storage device is a general steel structure with a panel roof and has a total floor area of ​​1,970㎡.



A Hyundai Steel official said, "There is a separate operator, and Hyundai Steel is borrowing some of the energy.



140 people including firefighters and 55 equipment including unmanned waterproof tower vehicles were deployed to the scene of the fire.



The fire department issued a 'response stage 1' at around 6:59 am after the fire, and 25 minutes later, the alarm is raised to 'response stage 2' and firefighting work is underway.



In the first stage of response, all fire department personnel are dispatched, and the second stage is an alarm that mobilizes personnel and equipment from 5 to 6 adjacent fire stations.



After the fire is completely extinguished, the fire department plans to search for people inside the building again, and also plan to check the exact amount of property damage and whether insurance is purchased.



A fire department official said, "When we arrived at the scene after receiving the report, there was a flame on the first floor (storage device)."



(Photo=provided by the Incheon Fire Department, Yonhap News)